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Pickleball Is Booming: How Much of a Workout Is It?
Heart-rate measurements show pickleball is a moderate workout for most players. Here is how much play adds up and how to stay safe.
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What’s happening in the world of weight loss: viral diets, headlines, celebrities and the debates.
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The Natural GLP-1 Trend and What Food Can Actually Do
Posts promise foods that boost natural GLP-1. Reviews show protein, fat and fiber can trigger the hormone briefly, but that is far from the effect of the medications.
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Weighted Vests: Do They Do Anything for Bones or Weight?
A 2025 randomized trial tested weighted vests during weight loss in older adults. Here is what happened to bone and what it means.
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Does a Glass of Water Before Meals Help With Weight?
Two small trials tested drinking water before meals. Here is what they found and how to think about it.
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Intuitive Eating: Can Listening to Your Body Help?
What intuitive eating is, what large reviews link it to, and where it does and does not fit.
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The 12-3-30 Walking Workout: Does the Incline Matter?
The 12-3-30 workout spread across social media: set the treadmill to a 12 percent incline and 3 miles an hour, then walk for 30…
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Cold Plunges and Weight Loss: What Brown Fat Can and Cannot Do
Ice baths, cold plunges and icy showers have moved from athletes’ recovery rooms to social media feeds, often with a promise that the cold…
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Meal Timing: Does When You Eat Matter as Much as What You Eat?
“It’s not just what you eat, it’s when you eat it” has become a popular idea. Meal timing, sometimes called chrononutrition, covers everything from…
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Alcohol and Weight: Why a Drink Can Change How Much You Eat
Controlled experiments suggest people do not eat less to make up for alcohol calories. Here is what that means day to day.
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Are Seed Oils Really Bad for You? A Calm Look at Inflammation and Your Heart
Seed oils are blamed for inflammation online. Here is what controlled trials and a major heart association review actually found.